InSilesia

What InSilesia does

InSilesia (invest-in-silesia.pl) is a regional investment promotion portal operated by the Marshal's Office of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland. It is not a commercial enterprise but a publicly administered platform that supports two primary beneficiary groups: small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) based in the Silesian region seeking internationalization support, and local government units (JSTs/municipalities) seeking to build capacity to attract domestic and foreign investors. The portal was officially launched on 2020-02-25 and is operated by a team of approximately 12 staff embedded within the regional government administration.

The platform's core product is the Investment Offers Database (Baza Ofert Inwestycyjnych), which catalogs investment-ready properties and projects in the region, integrated with the Polish Investment and Trade Agency's (PAIH) national Investment Offers Generator. InSilesia also runs structured programs for SMEs — including subsidized participation in international trade fairs (e.g., Hannover Messe, MSV Brno, CIIF Shanghai, Japan IT Week Tokyo, GITEX Africa, IMPACT) and the Investor Service Standards training program for municipal staff — and provides information services on regional economic conditions, incentives, and business support infrastructure.

InSilesia's business model is entirely grant-funded rather than revenue-generating. Its principal funding source is the Regional Operational Programme of the Silesian Voivodeship 2014-2020 (RPO WSL), an EU structural funds mechanism, with a disclosed project award of approximately 24.68 million PLN for the "Economic Promotion of the Silesian Voivodeship" project. Operations are continuing into a new funding cycle under the European Funds for Silesia 2021-2027 (FESL) framework via the InterGlobal project. All services to SMEs and municipalities are provided free of charge; there are no pricing tiers, subscription fees, or commercial contracts.

Name

InSilesia

Legal name

Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Śląskiego

Website

https://invest-in-silesia.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

InSilesia is a regional government investment promotion portal operated by the Marshal's Office of the Silesian Voivodeship in Poland, providing free internationalization services to Silesian SMEs and investor-attraction capacity-building to local municipalities, funded by EU regional operational programmes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Investment Promotion Services

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

SME & Entrepreneurship Development (Trade-Linked) (BPADAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local) (BPAIACAN)

Keywords

• Regional investment promotion
• SME internationalization services
• Investment attraction portal
• Trade fair coordination
• Regional economic development

Headquarters

HQ city

Katowice

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. EU Regional Funding: Co-financed from EU funds under Regional Operational Programme of Silesian Voivodeship 2014-2020 (Priority Axis III - SME Competitiveness, Action 3.5 Internationalization of regional economy). Project value: 24,680,000 PLN with EU contribution of 20,978,000 PLN.
2. EU Operational Programme Knowledge Education Development: Funded under Operational Programme Knowledge Education Development 2014-2020, Priority Axis II Effective public policies, Action 2.18 High-quality administrative services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

InSilesia operates a regional investment promotion portal that provides an online database of investment offers (land, warehouses, offices) available across the Silesian Voivodeship, and runs EU-funded programs that organize SME participation in international trade fairs and business missions. It also delivers training and certification programs for local government units on standardized investor service practices, all delivered free of charge to beneficiaries through the Marshal's Office of the Silesian Voivodeship.

Product overview

InSilesia (Invest in Silesia) is a regional investment promotion portal operated by the Marshal's Office of the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. The offering consists of an online Investment Offers Database (Baza Ofert Inwestycyjnych) accessible at boi.invest-in-silesia.pl, which catalogs available land, warehouses, and office spaces. Supporting services include EU-funded internationalization projects (InterSilesia, InterGlobal) that help SMEs participate in international trade events, and the 'Standardy Obsługi Inwestora w Samorządzie' programme that trains local government units on investor service standards. The platform serves as a gateway for investors and exporters seeking opportunities in the Silesian region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Śląskie Centrum Obsługi Inwestora i Eksportera: Silesian Center for Investor and Exporter Services - dedicated unit within the Marshal's Office handling investor relations

Products and services

• Baza Ofert Inwestycyjnych (Investment Offers Database) Online database of investment offers including land plots (tereny inwestycyjne), warehouses/halls (hale/magazyny), and office spaces (powierzchnie biurowe) available in the Silesian Voivodeship. Targeted at domestic and foreign investors seeking to establish or expand operations in the region.
• InterSilesia – Internacjonalizacja Sektora MŚP (SME Internationalization Program) EU-funded project supporting the internationalization of small and medium enterprises from the Silesian Voivodeship through export promotion and participation in international trade events. Includes organized trade missions and trade fair participation for SMEs.
• InterGlobal EU-funded project under the European Funds for Silesia 2021-2027 programme for internationalization of SME sector, providing support for Silesian SME participation in international trade events and exhibitions.
• Standardy Obsługi Inwestora w Samorządzie (Investor Service Standards in Local Government) Training and certification program for local government units on investor service standards, conducted in partnership with Polska Agencja Inwestycji i Handlu S.A. (PAIH). Delivers consulting, study visits, and individualized advisory services to municipalities and districts.
• Promocja Gospodarcza Regionu (Regional Economic Promotion Project) EU-funded economic promotion project for the Silesian region co-financed from the Regional Operational Programme of the Silesian Voivodeship 2014-2020. Focuses on creating favorable conditions for investment and exporting through regional economic promotion activities.

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fundusz Górnośląski S.A.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in regional economic promotion projects. Fundusz Górnośląski S.A. (Upper Silesian Fund) is a regional development institution collaborating with the Marshal's Office on SME internationalization programs including the 'Inter Silesia' project and Enterprise Europe Network services.
• Polska Agencja Inwestycji i Handlu S.A. (PAIH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish Investment and Trade Agency - key strategic partner for investor service standards project. PAIH experts conducted training sessions on investor service for Silesian local government units and provided the Investment Offers Generator tool. Collaborates on foreign trade missions and business matching.
• Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji (MSWiA)coreOthersMinistry of Internal Affairs and Administration - institution that announced the competition and signed funding agreement for the 'Standardy Obsługi Inwestora w Samorządzie' project under Operational Programme Knowledge Education Development 2014-2020.
• Enterprise Europe NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean business support network with node operated by Fundusz Górnośląski S.A. in Katowice. Provides international B2B matching services and support for SME internationalization.
• Krajowa Izba Gospodarcza (KIG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish Chamber of Commerce - co-organizer of e-export training events for Silesian SMEs, in collaboration with Amazon Polska and cross-border.pl.
• Katowicka Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna S.A.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKatowice Special Economic Zone - co-organizer of annual training for Silesian local government units on investment development.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Polska Agencja Inwestycji i Handlu (PAIH): Poland's national investment and trade agency. PAIH is a direct peer and strategic partner of InSilesia, delivering overlapping FDI promotion and SME export services at the national level; PAIH experts also co-train InSilesia's municipal programs and co-developed the Investment Offers Generator.
• Katowicka Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna (KSSE): Katowice Special Economic Zone S.A., managing industrial and business zones in Silesia. Listed by InSilesia as a co-organizer of municipal investor training and a direct regional counterpart for site selection and FDI facilitation across the same voivodeship.
• Invest in Małopolska: Małopolska region's investment promotion body. Closely comparable in scope (FDI lead generation, SME export development, municipal investor service training) and in structure (voivodeship-level public entity funded by EU operational programmes), serving as a direct intra-Poland competitor and functional benchmark.
• Invest in Mazovia: Investment promotion office of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship. Closely mirrors InSilesia in offering FDI advisory and SME export development programs for Warsaw-region companies; useful direct peer for benchmarking regional Polish FDI pipeline performance.
• Fundusz Górnośląski S.A. Upper Silesian regional development fund and host of the local Enterprise Europe Network node. Strategic partner of InSilesia delivering adjacent services (regional SME internationalization, Inter Silesia project, B2B matchmaking), directly comparable as a voivodeship-level economic development vehicle.
• Invest in Pomerania: Regional investment and exporter service for the Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. Operates the same model as InSilesia (regional government portal for FDI attraction and SME internationalization, EU-funded trade fair participation), competing for the same SME and investor mindshare across Polish regions.

Others

• Krajowa Izba Gospodarcza (KIG): Polish national Chamber of Commerce. Listed by InSilesia as a co-organizer of e-export training; operates as an adjacent, ecosystem-level partner for SME export promotion rather than a head-to-head FDI competitor.

Broad incumbents

• CzechInvest: Czech Republic's national investment promotion agency. A cross-border broad incumbent in the FDI and SME export services space, with structurally similar mandates (government-backed, EU-funded trade fair and investor attraction programs) and overlapping services to InSilesia's.

Emerging players

• Enterprise Europe Network (Poland): EU-wide SME internationalization network with a Katowice node operated by Fundusz Górnośląski. Overlaps with InSilesia on B2B matchmaking and internationalization services; partially competitive and partially a partner channel through which InSilesia's SME pipeline flows.

Regional players

• Invitalia (Italy): Italian national agency for inward investment and enterprise development. A regional/international comparable in government-backed SME internationalization and FDI attraction; serves a different geography but applies a near-identical operating model and KPIs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/invest_Silesia
• Facebookfacebook.com/investinsilesiaofficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/investinsilesia

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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